{"id":7379,"date":"2020-03-27T08:58:49","date_gmt":"2020-03-27T08:58:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=7379"},"modified":"2020-03-27T08:58:54","modified_gmt":"2020-03-27T08:58:54","slug":"covid-19-hand-over-to-sanwo-olu-now-stop-pretending-reno-omokri-tells-buhari","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=7379","title":{"rendered":"COVID-19: Hand over to Sanwo-Olu now, stop pretending \u2013 Reno Omokri tells Buhari"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dailypost.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/reno-omkri.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Reno Omokri, a former aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan has challenged President Muhammadu Buhari to go to NTA and address Nigerians.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Omokri wondered how President Buhari could go into hiding at a time the country was faced with its greatest public health challenge ever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The former presidential aide wants the President to hand over to the Governor of Lagos, Babajide Sanwo-Olu if he (Buhari) cannot lead the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There is this rumour making the rounds that&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/dailypost.ng\/2020\/03\/26\/covid-19-what-bashir-ahmad-said-about-president-buhari-abba-kyari-being-secretly-flown-abroad\/\">Buhari and Kyari are no longer in Nigeria<\/a>&nbsp;but have been flown abroad for the treatment of Coronavirus which the Chief of Staff had tested positive for.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed on Thursday&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/dailypost.ng\/2020\/03\/26\/covid-19-nigerian-govt-debunks-rumours-of-buharis-coronavirus-positive-status\/\">debunked the rumours<\/a>&nbsp;that Buhari has also contracted the dreaded virus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On why the President has not been addressing Nigerians in this critical situation, his Spokesman, Femi Adesina on Thursday&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/dailypost.ng\/2020\/03\/26\/covid-19-not-addressing-nigerians-is-buharis-leadership-style-presidency\/\">said it is his (Buhari) leadership style.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But in a series of tweets on Thursday night, Omokri recalled how Buhari asked Late President Umaru Musa Yar\u2019Adua to resign in 2010 for \u2018non appearance\u2019 while Nigeria faced a crisis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He tweeted, \u201cDear General @MBuhari,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYou are not the one tweeting. It is an assistant. Where are you? Don\u2019t hide behind an assistant pretending to be you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cGo on the @NTANewsNow, that you wanted to spend $500 million digitising, and digitally speak to Nigerians!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHow can General @MBuhari go into hiding as Nigeria faces her greatest public health challenge ever?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis is not what the @WHO meant by social distancing. This DELINQUENCY. If Buhari can\u2019t lead, let him hand over to @jidesanwoolu. That is a leader!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOn March 10, 2010, General @MBuhari asked then President Umar Musa Yar\u2019adua to resign over his \u2018non appearance\u2019 while Nigeria faced a crisis. Today, Nigeria faces a far bigger crisis. Yet, Nigerians have not seen or heard from Buhari for 5 days!\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reno Omokri, a former aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan has challenged President Muhammadu Buhari to go to NTA and address Nigerians. 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